# Dogs guitar solo

> David Gilmour's guitar solo on Dogs by Pink Floyd (1977) starts at 3:32. From the album Animals. Ranked #189 of all time across 80 lists.

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Pink Floyd, 1977, from *Animals*. Solo by *David Gilmour*.

Gilmour's layered, harmonised leads and cutting solos drive this 17-minute epic, one of his most guitar-heavy Floyd performances.

Dogs by Pink Floyd is ranked #189 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by David Gilmour and the song was released in 1977. It appears on 3 lists, placing as high as #9 (WatchMojo (article text)).

## In our lists

- [The Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pink-floyd-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1977](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1977/) — #8

## Sources

- [WatchMojo (article text): Top 30 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-30-guitar-solos-of-all-time) — #9
- [Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu](https://www.radiobeat.cz/cs/1/17168/88-kytarovych-sol-na-beatu/) — #76
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #88

### Who played the guitar solo on Dogs?

David Gilmour played the solo on Pink Floyd's Dogs (1977).

### Where does Dogs rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#189 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 3 of them.

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